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No. 528,089. Patented Oct. 23, 1894.

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JOHN E. GOGLE, OF MIDDLEVILLE, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,089, dated October23, 1894. Application filed January 17,1894. 1 Serial No 497,186- (Nomodel.)

To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. GOGLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Middleville,

in the county of Barry and State of Michigan, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Seals, of which the following is a specifivcation.

first, to form a cheap and efficient seal for freight cars and othersimilar purposes, which I can obviate the necessity of soldering orriveting and which can only be removed by I severing the strip of metalor material from which the same is made; second, to construct a seal ina simple and cheap manner which can readily be applied by hand. TheseobjectsI accomplish by means of the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a plan view of the blankcut in form for the seal, and preferably made from a thin piece of sheetmetal, or other similar metallic substance. .Fi g. 2 shows the body ofthe seal folded, and the hook at the end of the narrow part of the sealbent in position for insertion into the opening, which is shown by J inFig. 2, thereby forming a complete seal. Fig. 3 shows the seal locked inposi- 'tion as the same will appear when applied in sealing a freightcar or other article. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the seal showing itsparts in locked position.

- Referring now to Fig. 1, A represents a projecting locking point whichis adapted to bend at its base where it is integral with a body portionB. This point A is preferably made triangular in form, as shown, but maybe made in any suitable form, to engage with the opening K in a strapportion E hereinafter described. When the projecting point A isbent overit substantially covers the rectangular opening G, which opening in anordinary size of locking seal would be five-sixinch. This opening is outthrough the part a B. The part B is folded on the perpendlcular linesY Zshown in Fig. 1, which folding parts are designated by N and M. Theparts N and M are bent over on the lines Y and Z so as to rest upon thesurface of the part B. The part or section B is bent over along the lineR onto the part or section 0, and the edges of the part O,viz: O and P,are bent over along the lines W and X so as to partially cover the partsN M. Then the parts so bent, including A, B and G, are bent over on theline S-S, so that the slots H and I will register with each other. Thepart D is then bent on the line TTso that its opposite sides will foldclose together. The strap or part E which is integral with the part D isthendrawn through the openingsH and I as far as the part D will allow. V

K is an opening near the extremity of the strap E farthest from part D,which opening is preferably triangular in form, and strap E is bent onthe line U so as to form a hook F. The seal now is in the form shown inFig. 2 and is ready to be applied to the car or other article designedto be sealed.

The seal is applied as follows: Take hold of the strap or extension Eand bend it in a circle in either direction so that the hook F on thestrap E is inserted into the opening shown by J, the strap beinginserted until the hook F drops into the opening G. Then by slightlypulling back, the hook F slips under B forcing down the point A so thatit engages and passes through the opening K, forming a complete lock andfastening within the box formed by the folded parts hereinbeforedescribed.

I have described my preferred form, but it will be understood thatchanges may be made in the form without departing from the invention.

When the seal is thus folded and locked there is no way to remove thesame from the body to which itlis attached except by severing the strapE.

The seal as thus constructed is composed of two parts, to wit: thebinding strap E, and the body forming the lock which is composed of thefolded sections and lock therein.

I provide for convenience a notch or small IOC hole V in order tofacilitate the breaking of v the seal. This however may be dispensedwith.

In order to remove the seal after it has been applied it is necessary tosever the strap E at some point. The name of the railway company,station names, numbers, 850., may be printed on the strap E, and thepatent mark, if desired, can be applied on the exposed side of D.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A seal composed of a strip of metal having a widened endfoldedtransversely to form a body portion composed of a plurality ofsections folded together and provided with slots and a lockingprojection, and a binding strap integralwith and extended from said bodyportion and provided with a booked and slotted end adapted to enter theslots of the body portion and automatically engage its lockingprojection, substantially as described.

2. In a seal, the combination with a body portion provided with alocking projection and comprising a plurality of folded sections havingslots that register with each other, of a booked and slotted bindingstrap adapted to be passed through the slots in'the body portion andautomatically engage its locking projection, substantially as described.

3. Aseal formed of a strip of metal, having a projecting point as A,sections as B, O and D, an extended strap as E, said section B providedwith an opening G, and sections 0 and D provided with the slots H and Iadapted to register with each other, also provided with the opening Jfor the'insertion of the strap E, and the strap E provided with theopening K adapted to engage with the locking point A when folded inposition, substantially as described.

4. In a seal, the combination with a body portion composed of aplurality of folded and slotted sections having at one end an inwardlyfolded and pointed looking projection, of a binding strap having one endintegral with said body portion and provided at its other end with aslotted hook adapted to enter the slots of the body portion andautomatically engage its pointed locking projection, substantially asdescribed.

JOHN E. GOGLE.

Witnesses:

MILTON F. JORDAN, FRED W. WALKER.

